i've been doing karaoke ( private parties ) for a # of years and i was using cassette tapes and a thick binder of song lyrics( i know most of you remember this
)and
vhs tapes yes
vhs which is very popular in asia which i have to directly order in china , i was also in a band for 10 yrs. ( played guitar ) prior to doing karaoke, i started buying /using cdg's when they first came out and most of them were Music Maestro and i had to order a player in Japan which cost me an arm & a leg this was before 2002 ,and i never heard of Hoster till 2005 when a friend told me about a kj who was using a computer to do a show,ever since then my collection grew, i started buying them in packs, spc's, sc. mh, chartbuster etc. up i have about 30k-50k song's ( inc. dupes), mind you this was just a hobby and can't even tell you how much i invested...